Fox Chase Cancer Center - Temple Health is currently recruiting for a full-time Veterinary Technician.
The Veterinary Technician will be responsible for organizing, implementing and performing technical service requests by research staff. Monitors and oversees quality of activities, operations and/or projects in the LAF labs. Provides and documents training of all FCCC employees working with animals.
Key Responsibilities:
Compliance and Training - Veterinary Tech − Organizes, with Manager, all new user hands-on training as well as works with the IACUC to perform lab and PAM inspections − Assists with the development of specific standard operating procedures (SOP) for the facility. − Trains all new research staff on proper handling of animals, non-surgical and surgical procedures and colony maintenance.
LAF Operations - Veterinary Tech − Provides colony maintenance for research staff including the breeding and identification of all animals. − Monitors and organizes isolator(s) and provides support for performing technical procedures as required by the research project including PDX studies. − Organizes and implements technical service requests by research staff including injections, bleeds, surgical procedures, as well as assisting the Transgenic Mouse Facility with cryopreservation procedures − Coordinates and processes all rodent importation and exportation requests. − Coordinates all animal quarantine procedures including health testing and rederivation procedures as required as well as maintain the quarantine isolators. − Organizes and schedules all submissions for rodent sentinel health testing within the facility as well as project related testing with the assistance of the Animal Health Technician. Provides backup for Animal Health Technician when required. − Communicates with Attending Veterinarian regarding technical procedures, up-to-date health reports and basic medical care as prescribed by the Attending Veterinarian. − Provides backup and/or weekend on call assistance when required. − Exhibits fine motor coordination while grasping small animals and avoiding injury to the animal or the handler.
Education Graduate of an accredited Veterinary Technician Program (Required)
Experience 3 Years experience in relevant laboratory animal facility (Required) General experience and knowledge of animal welfare practices, husbandry procedures, animal health and veterinary care, enrichment program, experimental methodology and applicable regulations (Required) Ability to manage multiple concurrent activities and projects, making effective judgments as to prioritizing, time allocation and attention to detail. (Required)
License/Certifications LAT - Laboratory Animal Technician (Preferred) or LATG - Laboratory Animal Technologist (Preferred)
Fox Chase Cancer Center is proud to be an integral part of Temple Health. Along with offering our patients the best in cancer care, we also provide unparalleled access to a vast network of physicians, specialty clinical care for a variety of other healthcare needs, and groundbreaking clinical trials and treatments.
As one of the four original cancer centers to receive comprehensive designation from the National Cancer Institute, Fox Chase Cancer Center has been at the forefront of cancer research for almost 90 years. We have world class programs in blood cell development and function, cancer prevention and control, cancer signaling and epigenetics, as well as molecular therapeutics. Our singular focus on cancer, which couples discovery science with state-of-the-art clinical care and population health, remains the foundation of our work.
Fox Chase Cancer Center expanded its scope by merging with Temple University Health System’s oncology research, treatment, and prevention programs in 2012. Temple’s 52 faculty members bring considerable expertise in several critical areas, including molecular biology, cancer prevention and control, blood cell development and function, and can...cer signaling and epigenetics. The affiliation with Temple also enables collaboration with several key centers of excellence, including the Moulder Center for Drug Discovery Research.
Serving the Northeast Philadelphia community is an important part of the center’s mission. Through its affiliation with Temple University Health System, Fox Chase enhanced its access to the underserved minority population of Philadelphia County. Programs including the Center for Asian Health, a cancer prevention and control network, and the Temple Health Block by Block (THB3) Program actively engage with the surrounding communities. These organizations provide education and address the health concerns of North Philadelphians to better understand their needs and gather information to promote research studies.
